Night Witches

Nan
1h 15m
1981
3.3 /10 (6)

Overview

Film will be based on the female flying unit that fought in the Battle of Moscow. They were dubbed "Night Witches" by the frightened German soldiers because of the deadly stealth of their light planes.

Country : Soviet Union
Languages : Pусский
Released Date: 1981-06-06

Top Billed Cast

Valentina Grushina

Squadron Commander Ksana Zakharchenko

Yana Druz

Galya Polikarpova

Nina Menshikova

Mariya Ivanovna

Valeriya Zaklunnaya

Guard Major Dusya Boguslavskaya

Tatyana Chernopyatova

Julia Nesterova

Elena Astafeva

Katya Maksimova

Aleksandra Sviridova

Tonya Zhukova

Sergey Martynov

Kostya Lazarev

Dodo Chogovadze

Sofico

Stanislav Korenev

Major General of Aviation

Valentina Klyagina

Soldatova

Irina Ditts

airfield duty officer

Dmitriy Titov

The sailor

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